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Seoul education office to reduce students' COVID-19-related learning loss

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's education office plans to spend about 80 billion won (US$62.9 million) this year to help make up for students' learning loss caused by COVID-19, its chief said Tuesday.Cho Hee-yeon, superintendent of the Seou
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Supermarket chains preparing to offer up to 50 percent discount during Lunar New Year holiday

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Major supermarket chains are preparing to offer up to a 50 percent discount during the Lunar New Year holiday, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday, promising various economic support for ordinary people."The party and
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Ruling party lawmakers table bills on preventing gov't data rigging

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Statistician-turned-lawmaker Yoo Gyeong-joon of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) proposed a set of bills on Tuesday aimed at preventing the distortion of government data and assuring the independence of the state statisti
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University launches probe into plagiarism allegations on first lady's master's thesis

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Sookmyung Women's University launched an inquiry last month into plagiarism allegations involving first lady Kim Keon Hee's master's degree thesis on art education, sources said Tuesday. Kim has been under allega
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Annual salary of senior public servants frozen for this year

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet approved a plan Tuesday to freeze the annual salaries of senior public servants for this year, the Ministry of Personnel Management said, in line with the government's move to cut spending and secure fiscal d
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S. Korea OKs 5.52 bln won worth of private humanitarian aid to N.K. in 2022

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea approved a total of 5.52 billion won (US$4.32 million) worth of private humanitarian aid deliveries to North Korea last year, the unification ministry said Tuesday.The government gave the green light to 12 cases
(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. not discussing joint nuclear exercises: White House

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(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with NSC spokesperson's remarks, details; RECASTS headline, lead, dateline)WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are not discussing "joint nuclear exercises" against North Kor
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Seoul's ultrafine dust density falls to record low in 2022

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Seoul saw a record-low ultrafine dust density last year mainly on the back of continued efforts to tackle worsening air pollution problems, and favorable weather conditions, the city government said Tuesday.The
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2 expressway operation officials booked over deadly expressway tunnel fire

GWACHEON, South Korea, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police have booked two expressway officials as part of a probe into a recent expressway noise tunnel fire that killed five people and injured 41 others, officials said Tuesday.The blaze occurred early Thursda
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(2nd LD) S. Korea to require pre-entry COVID-19 testing for travelers from Hong Kong, Macao

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2-4)SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will require a negative COVID-19 test for arrivals from Hong Kong and Macao, in addition to the planned requirement for travelers from China, due to a surge in infections in
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(LEAD) S. Korea to require pre-entry COVID-19 testing for travelers from Hong Kong, Macao

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to add new curbs; ADDS details in paras 2-7)SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will require a negative COVID-19 PCR test for arrivals from Hong Kong and Macao, in addition to the planned requirement for travelers from
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Yoon calls for correcting 'abnormal ills' plaguing society

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday for correcting the "abnormal ills" plaguing society while making a strong push for labor, education and pension reforms.Yoon made the remark while presiding ov
(URGENT) S. Korea to tighten COVID-19 entry curbs on travelers from Hong Kong, Macao

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(URGENT) Yoon, Biden have tasked their teams to plan for 'effective, coordinated' response to a range of scenarios, including N.K. nuclear use: White

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Disability rights activists again blocked from staging subway protest

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Subway workers blocked a group of disability rights activists from staging a subway protest during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, a day after authorities used force for the first time to deter their yearlong protest.Since
(LEAD) Biden says U.S. not discussing joint nuclear exercise with S. Korea

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(ATTN: UPDATES with senior official's comments from 4th para)WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday his country has no ongoing discussions with South Korea on joint nuclear exercises against North Korea's threats.
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Special sales plan of online shopping malls and home shopping channels for Korean New Years coming up

SEOUL, January 3 (Yonhap) -- Online shopping malls and home shopping channels started holding special events and selling holiday limited gift products ahead of the Korean New Year holiday. Lotte Home
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases surge to over 80,000 amid new variant woes

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases jumped to a weekly high of more than 80,000 on Tuesday amid concerns over the spread of a new omicron subvariant and a wintertime surge.The country confirmed 81,056 new coronavirus infect
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Yoon's office maintains S. Korea, U.S. in talks over joint nuclear operations

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that South Korea and the United States are in talks over sharing information and jointly implementing plans involving U.S. nuclear assets, after U.S. President Joe Biden den
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 29 COVID-19 deaths, total at 32,301: KDCA

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